AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Surfside Beach South Carolina. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/surfside-beach-sc 144 69 https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/surfside-beach-sc https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:25:29 -0600 Columbia, SC - Governor Henry McMaster today appointed retired federal appellate judge Dennis W. Shedd of Irmo, as chairman of the South Carolina https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/gov-henry-mcmaster-announces-appointment-to-state-election-commission-31658365-columbia-sc.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/gov-henry-mcmaster-announces-appointment-to-state-election-commission-31658365-columbia-sc.html Government and Politics Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Columbia, SC - Delta Children’s Products (Delta Children), a children’s furniture manufacturer, today announced it selects Orangeburg https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/delta-childrens-products-selects-orangeburg-county-to-establish-the-companys-first-south-carolina-operations-31658367-columbia-sc.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/delta-childrens-products-selects-orangeburg-county-to-establish-the-companys-first-south-carolina-operations-31658367-columbia-sc.html Government and Politics Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Columbia, SC - Governor Henry McMaster today issued Executive Order 2024-07 appointing Patricia C. Grant as Colleton County Clerk of Court following https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/gov-henry-mcmaster-appoints-colleton-county-clerk-of-court-31658368-columbia-sc.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/gov-henry-mcmaster-appoints-colleton-county-clerk-of-court-31658368-columbia-sc.html Government and Politics Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Columbia, SC - Governor Henry McMaster underwent a minor outpatient orthopedic knee surgery Thursday morning to address a slight meniscus tear he https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/governor-henry-mcmaster-has-minor-knee-surgery-31658371-columbia-sc.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/governor-henry-mcmaster-has-minor-knee-surgery-31658371-columbia-sc.html Government and Politics Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Today, Congressman Clyburn announced his decision to step down from House Democratic Leadership at the end of this current term and reaffirmed his https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/scdp-celebrates-congressman-clyburns-leadership-of-house-democrats-31658870-columbia-sc.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/scdp-celebrates-congressman-clyburns-leadership-of-house-democrats-31658870-columbia-sc.html Government and Politics Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 As Donald Trump prepares to spend Valentine’s Day in the Palmetto State, South Carolina Democratic Party Chair Christale Spain issued the https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/trumps-not-the-one-this-valentines-day-south-carolina-shouldnt-reconnect-with-its-ex-31658872-columbia-sc.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/trumps-not-the-one-this-valentines-day-south-carolina-shouldnt-reconnect-with-its-ex-31658872-columbia-sc.html Government and Politics Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 South Carolina Democratic Party Chair Christale Spain responds to Trump’s refusal to condemn Putin last night in Greenville. “South https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/scdp-statement-on-trumps-refusal-to-condemn-putin-31658873-columbia-sc.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/scdp-statement-on-trumps-refusal-to-condemn-putin-31658873-columbia-sc.html Government and Politics Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 South Carolina Democratic Party Chair Christale Spain calls for new leadership after the GOP Majority continues to mismanage taxpayer funding. https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/scdp-condemns-gop-mismanagement-of-taxpayer-funds-31658874-columbia-sc.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/scdp-condemns-gop-mismanagement-of-taxpayer-funds-31658874-columbia-sc.html Government and Politics Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 South Carolina Democratic Party Chair Christale Spain issued the following statement in response to Nikki Haley’s latest anti-choice https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/scdp-statement-on-nikki-haleys-latest-antichoice-attack-31658875-columbia-sc.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/scdp-statement-on-nikki-haleys-latest-antichoice-attack-31658875-columbia-sc.html Government and Politics Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Columbia, SC - Joe Biden has won the South Carolina Democrat Presidential Primary. See below for SCGOP Chairman Drew McKissick’s full response: https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/south-carolina-democrat-party-primary-31659130-columbia-sc.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/south-carolina-democrat-party-primary-31659130-columbia-sc.html Government and Politics Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Columbia, SC - Republicans in the Palmetto State are just days away from the South Carolina Republican Presidential Preference Primary. On February https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/scgop-condemns-efforts-to-encourage-democrat-participation-in-our-primaries-31659131-columbia-sc.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/scgop-condemns-efforts-to-encourage-democrat-participation-in-our-primaries-31659131-columbia-sc.html Government and Politics Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Columbia, SC - President Donald J. Trump wins the South Carolina Republican Presidential Preference Primary. See below for SCGOP Chairman Drew https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/president-donald-j-trump-wins-sc-republican-presidential-primary-31659132-columbia-sc.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/president-donald-j-trump-wins-sc-republican-presidential-primary-31659132-columbia-sc.html Government and Politics Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Columbia, SC - SCGOP Chairman Drew McKissick released the following statement on the results of the advisory questions from the South Carolina https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/republicans-make-their-voices-heard-on-scgops-advisory-questions-31659134-columbia-sc.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/republicans-make-their-voices-heard-on-scgops-advisory-questions-31659134-columbia-sc.html Government and Politics Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Columbia, SC - The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that President Donald J. Trump shall remain on Colorado’s Presidential Primary ballot. SCGOP https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/scotus-rules-90-to-keep-president-trump-on-colorados-ballot-31659135-columbia-sc.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/scotus-rules-90-to-keep-president-trump-on-colorados-ballot-31659135-columbia-sc.html Government and Politics Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 COLUMBIA, S.C. – Governor Henry McMaster and fellow Southern Republican governors on April 16th, issued the following joint statement in https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/governor-henry-mcmaster-fellow-republican-governors-issue-joint-statement-in-opposition-to-united-auto-workers-unionization-campaign-31660182-columbia-sc.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/governor-henry-mcmaster-fellow-republican-governors-issue-joint-statement-in-opposition-to-united-auto-workers-unionization-campaign-31660182-columbia-sc.html Government and Politics Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600